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SEEN: Thacher Park Center fundraiser

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Were you Seen at the fundraising reception for the Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park hosted by Kelly V. Flanagin and Jeff Thomas at his home in East Berne on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016?

Photo: Chris Milian

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Supporters of John Boyd Thacher State Park gathered at the home of Jeff Thomas in East Berne on Thursday to raise funds for the new Thacher Park Center.

Thomas, whose home abuts the park, has been a generous supporter of the new park centerpiece, which is expected to open this winter. The much-anticipated four-season building will serve as a gateway for visitors wanting to learn about Thacher's recreational offerings, as well as its geological and cultural significance.

The campaign, led by the Open Space Institute, and its partners the Saratoga/Capital Region State Parks Commission and the Natural Heritage Trust, has raised nearly $700,000 toward its one million dollar goal. The state is investing $3.8 million in the project through the NY Parks 2020 initiative. The funds raised by the campaign will enhance the new building with engaging and educational exhibits and interpretive materials.

For more information about the campaign, or to sponsor a brick paver, tree or stone bench at the new Thacher Park Center, visit thacherparkcenter.org.